Image-capturing system, information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

An image-capturing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a first image-capturing unit configured to acquire a first image, a second image-capturing unit configured to change at least any one of an image-capturing direction or a viewing angle, a first display control unit configured to execute control of displaying a specification screen on which the first image is displayed, an image-capturing control unit configured to control the second image-capturing unit to acquire a second image by imaging an image-capturing area corresponding to a first screen area by controlling at least an image-capturing direction or a viewing angle of the second image-capturing unit based on the first screen area specified at the specification screen, and a second display control unit configured to execute control of displaying the second image.

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BACKGROUNDField[0001]The present disclosure relates to an image-capturing system, an information processing apparatus, a control method of the information processing apparatus, and a storage medium.Description of the Related Art[0002]A wide-area monitoring application and a precise monitoring application have been known to be used in a monitoring camera installed, for example, in a city. The wide-area monitoring application is an application intended for monitoring a specific site where an event such as an accident has occurred or for tracking a path of a moving object. The precise monitoring application is an application intended for precisely imaging an event or a specific object.[0003]However, in order to satisfy the requirements of the above-described two monitoring applications in a single monitoring camera, it is necessary to provide a monitoring camera capable of imaging a wide area while also maintaining the resolution necessary for precisely capturing an image. Therefore, t...

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Benefits of technology

This patent text describes a system that can capture images and control the angle at which they are taken. The system includes two image-capturing units, one of which can change its angle and the other of which can capture a wider area around the camera. The system also includes a display control unit that can show a specification screen and control the other unit to capture an image based on the specified screen area. The technical effect of this patent is a system that allows for easier and more precise image capture in a variety of situations.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, there has been a limitation in performance of an image sensor or an optical lens usable for a monitoring camera capable of realizing the functions of the above-described two monitoring applications.

However, with the second operation method, even if the PTZ camera described as one example of a second image-capturing unit can capture the area outside the image-capturing area of the wide-area camera described as one example of a first image-capturing unit, the image-capturing area of the second image-capturing unit is limited to an area within the image-capturing area of the first image-capturing unit.

Therefore, the above-described second operation method cannot be used in a case where an entirety of the object that is positioned across a boundary of the image-capturing area of the first image-capturing unit is to be imaged by the second image-capturing unit and displayed.

On the other hand, with the first operation method, it is difficult to intuitively adjust the image-capturing area of the PTZ camera to a target image-capturing area.

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